Human Services That Must Be So Rewarding

Download or read book A Guidebook to Human Service Professions written by William George Emener and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2009 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twenty-one all new chapters in this second edition poignantly review a variety of different careers designed for individuals undecided about their future, beyond a desire or "a calling" to work with people, and provide excellent cutting edge information about a large variety of human service professions and occupations, wrapped in the authors' "real passion for helping people." Part I discusses some of the tangible and intrinsic reasons why people want to be human service professionals, and defines and discusses career choice and human service, as well as the concepts of career, job and PR.

Download or read book Human Services? --that Must be So Rewarding written by Gail S. Bernstein and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 1999 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avoid burnout! This survival guide features insightful comments from human services professionals along with self-analysis exercises designed to help those in human services approach their work more realistically and optimistically.

Download or read book Human Services written by Howard S. Harris and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 1996 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Effectively Managing and Leading Human Service Organizations written by Ralph Brody and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its Fourth Edition, Effectively Managing and Leading Human Service Organizations continues to provide invaluable creative ideas for achieving managerial success. Authors Ralph Brody and Murali Nair dissect and diagnose common workplace dilemmas, offering current and future managers the skills to implement positive changes in organizations large and small. Easy-to-read, this book connects a conceptual framework and essential managerial practices with hundreds of real-life examples and case studies of applied managerial skills in organizational settings.

Download or read book Habilitation Planning for Adults with Disabilities written by Robert L. Schalock and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Habilitation Planning for Adults With Disabilities presents a comprehensive approach to habilitation planning and service delivery for adults with disabilities. This book investigates the increased demands and expectations by adults with disabilities regarding personalized service and quality of life, including independence, productivity, and community integration, and discusses historical and current treatment and trends. This book is presented in five main sections: definitions and background material; lifestyles and living, work, and recreational environments; habilitation strategies; personal growth and quality of life for the affected adult; and the present and future trends in habilitation planning. Rehabilitation personnel in the areas of administration, assessment/training, case management, or evolution; applied psychologists; and professionals and students in special education, rehabilitation counseling, human service or health adminstration will be interested in this volume.

Download or read book Serving and Surviving as a Human-service Worker written by J. Robert Russo and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition gives prospective human-service workers a practical, straightforward look at the realities of serving in a help-giving organization. It is written for social workers, teachers, nurses, & other help-givers.

Download or read book Supervision as Collaboration in the Human Services written by Michael J. Austin and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-03-23 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors have assembled some of the finest minds in the field of supervision studies to produce Supervision as Collaboration in the Human Services. Key aspects of a learning organization and the process of organizational learning are explored across the various human services (social, mental health, health, and aging), making this an essential core text for graduate and undergraduate students of social work and counselling, as well as for human services supervisors and practitioners.